Best of the Australian Flexible Learning Community 2001-2004

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Elizabeth Pohl
23 May, 2003
Risk Management Strategies - 2003
This article contains a list of Risk Management Strategies generated by the 2003 SA LearnScope Project Managers and Facilitators workshop held on Friday 16 March 2003

Accounting processes:

  • Work within the budget
  • Keep accurate records
  • Keep accounting accurate

 

Communication:

  • Provide many opportunities and varied methods of communication
  • Promote your project widely
  • Contribute to Australian Flexible Learning Community – encourage active participation
  • Communication lines maintained between participators and facilitators
  • Make communication a top priority:
    -  with Marlene and Bruce
    -  with our participants
    -  with other 2003 LearnScope Project Teams
    -  with the Australian Flexible Learning Community

Time Management:

  • Plan activities
  • Ensure that documentation can be modified to serve multi-purposes eg Australian Flexible Learning Community participation and reports
  • Keep accurate records
  • Don’t leave things to the last minute
  • Keep to project timelines
  • Allow double time for all tasks
  • Meet all Project milestones:
    -  Budget
    -  Reports

Individuals:

  • Participants need to set personal goals that align with project goals
  • Revisit goals part way through the project
  • Keep accurate records
  • Adopt a positive mentality – Let’s just do it!

Management strategies:

  • Have management involvement
  • Ensure management well informed on progress of participants
  • Explain the benefits of the project ie strategic and financial
  • Plan activities to ensure cost effectiveness
  • Involve management as one of the team members
  • Provide rewards for achievements and celebrate for all to see
  • Upgrade computers and software
  • Responsive to the needs of the project participants for the life of the project

Folder:

  • Ensure that the Learning Journal is provided and encourage its use
  • Ensure that the Individual and Team Learning Plans are provided and completed
  • Evaluate Work Based Learning
  • Encourage skills audits and the use of Flexways
  • Encourage documentation of incidental learning
Comments:
23 May, 2003
Kim Edgar
Well done Liz. Thanks for the timely posting. Just working through getting to the end of my Project Plan.
26 May, 2003
Robby Weatherley
Hi Liz, What a useful list. Thanks for posting this. I'm sure other teams will benefit from it too.

Cheers

Robby

26 May, 2003
Elizabeth Pohl
Kim, I hope you were able to find some useful risk management strategies here to include into your plan and thanks for your input at the workshop.
26 May, 2003
Elizabeth Pohl
Robby, the first LearnScope workshop went well. It was a great opportunity for first timers to hear about the 2003 projects and get some tips on how to proceed. This list came about from a joint session of 'old hands' and newies sharing their thoughts. I'm certainly hoping that other teams will benefit, but that they will share their strategies with us too.